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13. NBA: James and Wade on fire as Heat crush Pacers

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:23:43 GMT

MIAMI: With LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on fire, the Miami Heat pounded the Indiana Pacers 115-83 on Tuesday to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff semi-final.

12. Shahidatun sets record but fails to surpass personal best

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:23:42 GMT

KANGAR: Noor Shahidatun Nadia Mohd Zuki is far from happy despite setting a new triple jump record at the National Schools Athletics Championships (MSSM) at Stadium Utama yesterday.

18. New Mazda 2 for hole-in-one at Ladies Amateur Open

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:45:28 GMT

PETALING JAYA: A new Mazda 2 car will be offered for a hole-in-one in the fifth edition of the KGNS-Mazda Ladies Amateur Open at Kelab Golf Negara Subang (KGNS) from June 12-14.

16. A Tigress in the making as Woods' niece tees off

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:45:28 GMT

NEW YORK: Cheyenne Woods, the 21-year-old niece of 14-time major winner Tiger Woods, has signed with her uncle's agent, Mark Steinberg, and is set to start playing in LPGA Tour events this year.

17. Singapore approves US$2.5bil Formula 1 float

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:45:28 GMT

SINGAPORE: Formula One has been given the go-ahead for a US$2.5bil share sale in Singapore, a source close to the deal told AFP yesterday, but analysts said conditions may not be ideal after Facebook's recent disappointment.

15. Oklahoma oust LA Lakers to reach Western Conference Finals

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:45:28 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY: The Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals, eliminating the Los Angeles Lakers in five games with a dominating 106-90 victory on Monday night.

8. Tennis: Clijsters to retire again after US Open

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:45:27 GMT

FORMER world number one Kim Clijsters has confirmed that she will bring down the curtain on her second career at the end of this year's U.S. Open, Belgian news agency Belga has reported.

11. Seven juniors drafted into Beng Hai's squad for Azlan Shah Cup

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:45:27 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR: Seven players who featured in Malaysia's victorious Asia Junior Cup squad in Malacca have been named for the seven-nation Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, which begins tomorrow in Ipoh.

10. Bryan and Huang Qiang sticking to tried and tested routines

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:45:27 GMT

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian diving pair Bryan Nickson Lomas-Huang Qiang prefer to play it safe when they make their Olympic debut in London in July.

9. Run of bad luck spoils it for Alex in 24-hour race

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:14:36 GMT

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian driver Alex Yoong was just two hours short of completing his first Nuerburgring 24-hour race as his car succumbed to mechanical failure after he was hit by a backmarker at the German circuit on Sunday.

14. Champs Sarawak lead standings with six golds on opening day

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:41:11 GMT

KANGAR: Defending champions Sarawak got their title defence off to a great start on the first day of the National Schools Athletics Championships (MSSM) at Stadium Utama here yesterday.

19. Williams ready for Monaco GP after 'Herculean effort'

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:38:55 GMT

LONDON: Bruno Senna's Williams car came through the Spanish Grand Prix garage fire relatively undamaged and the Brazilian will use it in Monaco again this weekend, the Formula One team said on Monday.

20. Results worldwide

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:38:55 GMT

20. American Kim out for four to five months with tendinitis

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:30:24 GMT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida): Anthony Kim, who burst onto the PGA Tour in 2007 with five top-10 finishes, will miss the next four to five months as he undergoes treatment for tendinitis and elbow pain, the American said on Monday.

6. Danish scratch pair perform like veterans to deliver winner

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:30:20 GMT

FORMER world champions Jonas Rasmussen and Joachim Fischer Nielsen have known each other for more than 10 years – but they have never played as a pair.

5. Kim Her defends his decision to tinker with doubles pairs

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:30:20 GMT

A DECISION to tinker with Malaysia's doubles line-up against Denmark yesterday backfired big time.

7. Bolt gets bold in Ostrava

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:30:20 GMT

OSTRAVA (Czech Republic): Reigning double Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is targeting a 9.7 time when he takes to the track to race the 100m here on Friday in his European season debut.

4. Yongbo gets away with defiant act again

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:30:19 GMT

CHINA'S badminton king-cum-chief coach Li Yongbo surely can get away with anything.

3. Malaysia face top seeds China in the quarters

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:30:19 GMT

THE woes continue to pile up for Malaysia in the Thomas Cup Finals in Wuhan.

20. Nishikori out of French Open with stomach injury

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:23:02 GMT

PARIS: Japan's Kei Nishikori pulled out of the French Open yesterday having failed to recover from a stomach injury, the world No. 18 revealed on his Facebook page.

2. Daren does okay

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:23:01 GMT

BACK-UP shuttler Liew Daren gave Malaysia a reason to smile on a day of disappointments following the team's 3-2 loss to Denmark in the Thomas Cup Group C tie at the Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Centre yesterday.

1. Chong Wei out for three to four weeks after ankle injury

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:23:01 GMT

WORLD No. 1 Lee Chong Wei's Olympic dream suffered a severe blow when he tore a tendon on his ankle during a Thomas Cup Group C tie against Denmark at the Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Centre yesterday.

19. Spain's Munoz wins LPGA Match Play crown

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:20:03 GMT

GLADSTONE (New Jersey): Spain's Azahara Munoz defeated Taiwan's Candie Kung 2 and 1 in Sunday's final to capture the US$1.5mil LPGA Sybase Match-Play Championship and claim her first LPGA title.

20. Swann confident despite England stumble

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:20:03 GMT

LONDON: Graeme Swann backed England's remaining top order batsmen to see them to victory after the West Indies came roaring back into the first Test at Lord's on Sunday.

14. Triple jumper Shahidatun aims to surpass 13-metre mark in MSSM meet

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:20:02 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR: Noor Shahidatun Nadia Mohd Zuki will only turn 16 on June 5 but she wants to be the third women triple jumper in Malaysia to surpass the 13-metre mark when she takes part in the National Schools Athletics Championships (MSSM) which begins...